child abuse; maternal care; sexual trauma

Multi-Wave Prospective Examination of the Stress-Reactivity Extension of Response Styles Theory of Depression in High-Risk Children and Early Adolescents

"The current study tested the stress-reactivity extension of response styles theory of depression (Nolen- Hoeksema Journal of Abnormal Psychology 100:569–582, 1991) in a sample of high-risk children and early adolescents from a vulnerability-stress perspective using a multi-wave longitudinal design.
2012
Abela, J. R.
Hankin, B. L.
Sheshko, D. M.
Fishman, M. B.
Stolow, D.

Pathways of Risk and Resilience: Impact of a Family Resilience Program on Active-Duty Military Parents

Over the past decade, studies into the impact of wartime deployment and related adversities on service members and their families have offered empirical support for systemic models of family functioning and a more nuanced understanding of the mechanisms by which stress and trauma reverberate across
2016
Saltzman, W. R.
Lester, P.
Milburn, N.
Woodward, K.
Stein, J.

Targeting Relational Aggression in Veterans: The Strength at Home Friends and Family Intervention

Objective: We evaluated the effectiveness of Strength at Home Friends and Families (SAH-F), a dyadic group intervention to prevent relational aggression and its negative consequences, in a community-based sample of service members/veterans and significant others who reported relational difficulties.
2015
Hayes, M. A.
Gallagher, M. W.
Gilbert, K. S.
Creech, S. K.
DeCandia, C. J.
Beach, C. A.
Taft, C. T.

Precipitating Circumstances of Suicide Among Active Duty U.S. Army Personnel Versus U.S. Civilians, 2005-2010

To help understand suicide among soldiers, we compared suicide events between active duty U.S. Army versus civilian decedents to identify differences and inform military prevention efforts. We linked 141 Army suicide records from 2005 to 2010 to National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) data.
2014
Logan, J. E.
Skopp, N. A.
Reger, M. A.
Gladden, M.
Smolenski, D. J.
Floyd, C. F.
Gahm, G. A.

Perspective of Family and Veterans on Family Programs to Support Reintegration of Returning Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Combat deployment and reintegration are challenging for service members and their families. Although family involvement in mental health care is increasing in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) system, little is known about family members’ preferences for services.
2015
Fischer, E. P.
Sherman, M. D.
McSweeney, J. C.
Pyne, J. M.
Owen, R. R.
Dixon, L. B.